Roberto Carlos Quiz Questions and Answers
Q1. What is Roberto Carlos’s full name?
A. Roberto Carlos da Silva Santos
B. Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha
C. Roberto Carlos Vieira
D. Roberto Carlos Oliveira
Answer: B.
Q2. On what date and in which Brazilian city was Roberto Carlos born?
A. 10 April 1973, Garça, Sao Paulo
B. 15 February 1974, Rio de Janeiro
C. 22 June 1972, Belo Horizonte
D. 5 May 1975, Porto Alegre
Answer: A.
Q3. What was Roberto Carlos’s primary playing position throughout most of his career?
A. Central midfielder
B. Left-back
C. Striker
D. Right winger
Answer: B.
Q4. Which club did Roberto Carlos begin his professional career with in 1991?
A. Palmeiras
B. Corinthians
C. Uniao Sao Joao
D. Flamengo
Answer: C.
Q5. With which club did Roberto Carlos win back-to-back Brazilian Série A titles in 1993 and 1994?
A. Palmeiras
B. Inter Milan
C. Fenerbahce
D. Real Madrid
Answer: A.
Q6. In which season did Roberto Carlos make his move to Europe, joining Inter Milan?
A. 1993–94
B. 1995–96
C. 1997–98
D. 2000–01
Answer: B.
Q7. In what year did Roberto Carlos transfer from Inter Milan to Real Madrid?
A. 1996
B. 1997
C. 1998
D. 2002
Answer: A.
Q8. How many La Liga titles did Roberto Carlos win with Real Madrid?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer: C.
Q9. How many UEFA Champions League titles did Roberto Carlos win during his time at Real Madrid?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: C.
Q10. Which famous free-kick goal by Roberto Carlos is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever, scored against France in 1997?
A. A 25-yard strike in the World Cup
B. A 40-yard bending free kick in the Tournoi de France
C. A volley from the halfway line
D. A penalty in the Copa América final
Answer: B.
Q11. In which 2002 FIFA World Cup match did Roberto Carlos score a memorable free-kick goal?
A. Against Germany in the final
B. Against Turkey in the semi-finals
C. Against England in the quarter-finals
D. Against China in the group stage
Answer: D.
Q12. What iconic assist did Roberto Carlos provide in the 2002 UEFA Champions League final?
A. The winning header for Raúl
B. The pass for Ronaldo’s goal
C. The cross for Zinedine Zidane’s volley
D. The corner for Roberto Carlos’s own header
Answer: C.
Q13. Against which team did Roberto Carlos score a spectacular bending volley in the 1998 Copa del Rey (often called the “impossible goal”)?
A. Barcelona
B. Tenerife
C. Valencia
D. Deportivo La Coruna
Answer: B.
Q14. How many appearances did Roberto Carlos make in La Liga for Real Madrid, setting a record for foreign players at the time?
A. 289
B. 329
C. 370
D. 412
Answer: C.
Q15. In what year was Roberto Carlos naturalised as a Spanish citizen while at Real Madrid?
A. 2003
B. 2005
C. 2007
D. 2010
Answer: A.
Q16. How many caps did Roberto Carlos earn for the Brazil senior national team?
A. 98
B. 111
C. 125
D. 142
Answer: C.
Q17. How many international goals did Roberto Carlos score for Brazil?
A. 7
B. 11
C. 15
D. 19
Answer: B.
Q18. Which FIFA World Cup did Roberto Carlos win with Brazil, finishing as runners-up in the previous edition?
A. 1994
B. 1998
C. 2002
D. 2006
Answer: C.
Q19. How many Copa América titles did Roberto Carlos win with Brazil?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer: B.
Q20. In which year did Roberto Carlos join Turkish club Fenerbahçe after leaving Real Madrid?
A. 2005
B. 2007
C. 2009
D. 2011
Answer: B.
Q21. Which Brazilian club did Roberto Carlos return to in 2010 for a brief spell?
A. Palmeiras
B. Santos
C. Corinthians
D. Sao Paulo
Answer: C.
Q22. Which Russian club signed Roberto Carlos in 2011, where he also served as interim manager?
A. Zenit Saint Petersburg
B. Spartak Moscow
C. CSKA Moscow
D. Anzhi Makhachkala
Answer: D.
Q23. In which Indian club did Roberto Carlos finish his playing career as player-manager in 2015–16?
A. Mumbai City
B. Bengaluru FC
C. Delhi Dynamos
D. Kerala Blasters
Answer: C.
Q24. At what age did Roberto Carlos first announce his retirement from professional football?
A. 39
B. 40
C. 41
D. 42
Answer: A.
Q25. What nickname was Roberto Carlos famously given due to the power and speed of his shots (often exceeding 100 mph)?
A. The Cannon
B. El Hombre Bala (The Bullet Man)
C. Thunder Foot
D. Left Lightning
Answer: B.